From then on, she runs into situation after situation in dealing with her crazy friends, a few other young men who find her attractive and, lastly, her French host family headed over by a strict Madame Paroche who is none too pleased to see Jenny having any sort of social life whatsoever.” Jenny is crushed when he outright refuses, but later prevails. Although he is a romantic guy, Jenny wants him to prove his love by reciting a few lines to her from Romeo and Juliet, something he finds a tad idiotic. Soon, she is smitten by a local Parisian. “The film tells the story of Jenny, a British teenager, who has left home for the first time and is going to college in Paris in the early 1960s. The movie is known as “French Lesson”, or ”The Frog Prince”. Both soundtracks are today largely forgotten.Below is a synopsis of Brian Gilbert’s film (from Wikipedia). “The Frog Prince” reminds a bit of Yanni’s 1989 soundtrack “ I Love You Perfect”. If you fancy the CD, The Frog Prince Soundtrack is available for 10 $ or less on Ebay. The 4 jazz songs are performed by the Jazz Club, and one song performed by Édith Piaf. This is the highlight of the album – “Dreams”: The soundtrack includes 9 original instrumental compositions by Enya (11 if you count the two that were not featured in the movie) “The Train to Paris” (side 1, track 1), “The First Day” (2), “With Jean-Phillippe” (5), “Jenny” (6), “Reflections” (7), “”The Frog Prince” (8), “Dreams” (side 2, track 1), “The Kiss” (2), “A Kiss by the Fountain” (5), “Jenny & Roz”(6) and “Epilogue” (8).
The complete “The Frog Prince” soundtrack is available on Youtube: So yes, “The Frog Prince” is indeed an important album in Enya’s discography. That said, the soundtrack opened important doors at BBC Records a year or so later that would lead to Enya’s breakthrough with “The Celts” soundtrack (1987 – first released as “Enya”, then re-released in 1992 as “The Celts”). Enya and Nicky Ryan are also reportedly not that happy with “The Frog Prince” (according to Enya.sk). Also, many fans find that this is not a “genuine” Enya album since the music is played and arranged by others – and the usual “Enya sound” (her multi-vocals) is not present. It is safe to assume that “The Frog Prince” is Enya’s least successful album, although no exact CD/cassette sales numbers are known. Who knows, perhaps it will turn into a prince? While you are waiting, why not check out Enya’s “unofficial” debut album “The Frog Prince” from Brian Gilbert’s 1985 movie? It is a surprisingly fresh and romantic album with at least 2 songs that deserve to be in your Enya playlist. Her 2015 album “ Dark Sky Island” is still doing very well, so there’s no rush for her to deliver a new release. There is currently no news about a new Enya album.
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